Multiple family offices in Hong Kong plan to increase investments in private equity and digital assets over the next three years, with wealthy families expected to show a significant rise in interest in these assets. The government aims to attract more high-net-worth individuals and their families to invest, and it is projected that by the end of 2025, the number of single-family offices in Hong Kong will grow to 3,384.

Venture capital firm Spark Capital is raising approximately $3 billion in a new fund, a 50% increase compared to two years ago. Spark is the first supporter of Anthropic, with its investments achieving nearly 100x returns. Despite the overall industry downturn, leading institutions in the AI sector are expanding against the trend, and fundraising continues to grow.

The blockchain real-world asset market is heating up, with tokenized gold Tether Gold (XAUT) experiencing a significant increase in trading volume on the Solana network, with weekly trading exceeding $280 million. As institutional investors participate more, the market demand for tokenized assets is rapidly expanding, indicating that the RWA market may continue to grow in the future.

Starcloud announces that later this year it will mine Bitcoin through space mining, becoming the first company to mine outside of Earth. CEO Philip Johnston mentioned that operating ASIC miners in space costs less than GPUs, and this industry is expected to grow rapidly. Starcloud's data center consists of 88,000 solar-powered satellites.

The Wall Street Journal reporter Timiraos analyzed that recent employment reports have intensified the Federal Reserve's dilemma between combating inflation and protecting jobs. Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari warned against repeating the mistakes of 2021, predicting that the Fed will not rush to adjust interest rates in the short term. If the unemployment rate rises, rate cuts may resume around mid-year, but if inflation risks increase, internal opposition voices will grow. Overall, the central bank faces a difficult choice.

Gate News: On March 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury submitted a report to Congress under the GENIUS Act, recommending that DeFi be explicitly required to undertake anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) obligations, and considering the establishment of a "hold law" mechanism for digital assets, allowing institutions to temporarily freeze assets during investigations of suspicious transactions without a court order. The report also revealed that the scale of crypto crimes continues to grow, with FBI records showing $9 billion in crypto scam losses in 2024.

A certain CEX announced that Co-CEO Helen Liu will step down on April 30, 2026, to pursue personal entrepreneurship. Since joining in 2020, she has been deeply involved in the company's global expansion, helping it grow into a digital asset trading platform covering 181 countries and regions.

Gate News Report, March 6th, the Director of the U.S. White House National Economic Council, Hasset, stated that the U.S. economy is expected to grow by 4% this year and emphasized the importance of focusing on the average employment figures.

The Israeli Ministry of Finance estimates that conflicts with Iran cause an economic loss of approximately 9 billion shekels per week, equivalent to 41,300 Bitcoins. If lenient measures are taken, the loss could be reduced to 4.3 billion shekels. Restrictive measures have affected education and public services, highlighting the impact of war on investor confidence. Although Israel does not hold Bitcoin reserves, its crypto market continues to grow, demonstrating the resilience of digital assets.

PANews March 5 News, according to Bloomberg, prediction markets have experienced rapid growth over the past year, attracting widespread attention including from traditional financial institutions. The main platforms in the industry currently include Polymarket, Kalshi, and Opinion, which are seen as the primary competitors in the market landscape. The report points out that as the regulatory environment gradually becomes clearer and trading demand around macro events and hot topics continues to grow, prediction markets are becoming an important new frontier at the intersection of the crypto industry and traditional finance.